Muslims in Sri Lanka to celebrate Eid al-Adha on 1st August

Four acquitted in ‘Ali Roshan’ elephant case

Four out of the eight defendants charged in the case over the illegal possession of five elephants were acquitted and released today. The four individuals were acquitted by the Special High Court Trial- at- Bar when the case was taken up for hearing this morning. The Attorney General filed indictments against elephant trafficking kingpin Samarappulige Niraj Roshan alias ?Ali Roshan? and seven others for unlawful possession of five elephants valued at Rs.30 million. The eight suspects, includi

22 Jun, 2020

Ranil asks if man died of forced suicide at Independence Square

United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe raised suspicion on the death of a man at Independence Square recently. He said that while the man committed suicide there is suspicion if it was voluntary suicide or forced suicide. Wickremesinghe said that the concerns had been raised by lawyers who had spoken to him. The former Prime Minister expressed these views at a meeting with the National Lawyers Association at the UNP Headquarters in Sirikotha today. Rajeewa Prakash Jayaweera

21 Jun, 2020

NP Governor calls for report on Muhamalai shooting

Northern Province Governor P.S.M Charles has called for a report on the Muhamalai shooting incident in which a youth was killed. Charles said that contradictory claims have been made with regards to the incident in the media and on social media. As a result she called for a report from the Police over the shooting incident. A protest was staged on the Kandy-Jaffna A-9 road last evening after the youth was shot dead. The Jaffna based online media reported that the 24 year-old youth was shot d

21 Jun, 2020